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Indian Fighter Jim Baker
Although he may not be as well known as mountain men Jim Bridger and Jim Beckwourth, this “Jim”, Jim Baker was also a trapper, scout and Indian fighter. Born in Illinois in 1818, at the age of 20 he went out West and spent time trapping in the Rockies for the American Fur Company. He […]
Old West Book Review: Last of the Old-Time Outlaws
“He had a reputation as a cardsharp, cattle rustler, bandit, and killer,” and if George Musgrave had had a more romantic-sounding name, Hollywood might have cashed in on this amazing Old West character. In Last of the Old-Time Outlaws, you’ll get the true story. George West Musgrave was born May 27, 1877 in Atascosa County, […]
Book Review: Killer of Witches
In Killer of Witches, the Spur Award winning author W. Michael Farmer delivers a carefully researched story of a Mescalero Apache’s adventures. Beginning in 1865, the boy, along with a small group consisting of his family and friends, “jump” the reservation at Bosque Redondo, New Mexico Territory where they have been unhappily confined. Their well-planned […]
Book Review: Wyatt in Wichita
In the novel Wyatt in Wichita, readers of Western fiction will enjoy a look into the early life and times of Wyatt Earp. The author begins the story with the death of Wyatt’s wife Urilla, who died in Lamar, Missouri in 1870. At this time, Wyatt was 22 years old. Following this traumatic event, Wyatt […]
Poker Alice
Born in England, Alice Ivers was educated in a female seminary. She came to the United States and eventually settled down in Colorado where she married Frank Duffield, a mining engineer. Frank enjoyed playing poker, and Alice went with him and watched. Sometimes, when Frank was at work, Alice would sit in on games. When […]
